CE 001, Fall 2009 

  
Statics

Lecturer: Mike Coleman, 211A Perkins, mcoleman@cems.uvm.edu

TA's: Ben Aldrich, baldrich@uvm.edu; Gabriel Hebert, gabriel.hebert@uvm.edu;
Gregory Chere, gchere@uvm.edu; Rebecca Risko, rebecca.risko@uvm.edu; Amanda Machamer, amachame@uvm.edu.

Lecture B: 08:30 - 09:45 a.m., T, Th, Williams 301
Lecture A: 10:00 - 11:15 a.m., T, Th, Lafayette L108

Optional Recitation 1: Tues., 8 - 9 p.m., Williams 301, TA: Aldrich
Optional Recitation 2: Wed.., 6-7 p.m., Lafayette L207. TA's: Chere and Machamer ,
Optional Recitation 3: Thurs., 6-7 p.m., Votey 105, TA's: Hebert and Risko ,

Office Hours, Mike: Thurs. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Votey 105.

Office Hours, TA's:

Gabe Hebert, Mon. 3 - 4 p.m., Perkins 200.
Greg Chere, Tues. 5 - 6 p.m., Votey 207.
Ben Aldrich,Wed. 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Perkins Lounge.
Rebecca Risko, Wed. 5:30 - 6:30, p.m., Perkins 107.
Amanda Machamer, Thurs., 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Votey 105.

General course information

Overall Course Objective:This course introduces the fundamentals of 'statics': the mechanics of systems with neglible or no motion or systems moving at constant velocity. The course includes: the composition and resolution of forces; the analysis of force systems in two and three dimensions; and centroids and moments of inertia.

Relationship to CE Program Outcomes: To emphasize, in this course, we aim for each student to to achieve the following skills:

  • An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering to the analysis of mechanical engineering problems
  • An ability to identify, formulate, and solve mechanical engineering problems.

    Specific Learning Objectives:

  • 1. Be able to invoke two of the three main ingredients (or the appropriate subset) for solving mechanics problems (including making simplifying assumptions): (a.) constitutive rules and (b.) the laws of mechanics.
  • 2. Be able to draw a good free body diagram(s) for a mechanical system using the principles of action/reaction, etc., to which one applies the laws of mechanics.
  • 3. Be able to use vectors, vector algebra, and vector calculus for solving mechanics problems.
  • 4. Be able to solve for the distributions of forces and moments in particle, single rigid body, and multi-rigid body systems subjected to a variety of external loads.
  • 5. Be able to solve the systems of linear equations generated from the laws of mechanics using various methods.

    Pre-requisites:

    MATH 22 is a pre-requisite. You need to know vectors for mechanics. Physics mechanics is also useful, of course.

    Text: Engineering Mechanics: Statics (12 th Ed.), by Hibbeler.

    Homework: weekly topics, reading, assignments and solutions.

    Exams and grading: coverage of prelims, rooms, dates, final grade formula.

    Additional handouts or notes: useful notes on Various Statics Topics

    email to Mike Coleman <mcoleman@cems.uvm.edu>